In praise of shadows
Contributors: Kissane, Sean; Irish Museum of Modern Art (Kilmainham, Dublin, Ireland); İstanbul Modern; Mouseio Benakē
Publisher: Charta; Irish Museum of Modern Art
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Milano; New York City; Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9788881587148
Subjects: Shadow puppets; Exhibitions; Shadow shows; Shadow-pictures; Puppets in art; Silhouettes
Notes: Itinerant exhibition, Dublin (IRL), Irish Museum of Modern Art, Nov. 2008-Jan. 2009; Istanbul (TR), Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Jan.-May 2009; Athens (GR), Benaki Museum, May-July 2009.

Exhibition curated by Paolo Colombo ; catalog editor, Séan Kissane ; translation, Jonathan Brennan, Fiona Elliot.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Paolo Colombo; title: In praise of shadows / William Kentridge; title: The origin, importance and communication process of Karagöz, the Turkish shadow theatre / Metin And; title: Black eyes / Enrique Juncosa; title: ... born with magic hands ... : Lotte Reiniger : scissor cuts, shadow theatre, silhouette animations / Evamarie Blattner; title: Ladislas Starewitch (1882-1965) / François Martin; title: The four films in the exhibition : a review / Carolina López Caballero; title: Karaghiozis, art critic / Lewis Hyde.